Method for generating dynamic group key

A method of generating a dynamic group key of a group formed of a plurality of general nodes and a master node, said method comprising:

• each of the general nodes generating a public key that is based on respective secret keys of the general nodes and unicasting the public key of each of the general nodes to the master node;
• the master node generating an encryption value obtained by exponentially calculating a secret key of the master node to the plurality of each of the public keys, and broadcasting a message including the encryption values to each of the general nodes;
• and
• each of the general nodes obtaining the encryption value of each of the general nodes from the message, and obtaining a group key by using an inverse power calculation of the respective secret keys of each of the general nodes based on the encryption value of each of the general nodes;
• merging a first group and a second group, which share a group key generated using the method respectively, wherein the merging comprises:
• unicasting a list of public keys of general nodes in the first group, wherein the list is included in a first master node of the first group, to a second master node of the second group;
• unicasting a public key that is based on a new secret key of the first master node to the second master node;
• and
• broadcasting to the merged first and second groups an encryption value obtained by exponentially-calculating a new secret key of the second master node, wherein the broadcasting is performed by the second master node upon receiving the plurality of public keys.

A method of generating a dynamic group key of a group formed of a plurality of general nodes and a master node, said method comprising:

• each of the general nodes generating a public key that is based on respective secret keys of the general nodes and unicasting the public key of each of the general nodes to the master node;
• the master node generating an encryption value obtained by exponentially calculating a secret key of the master node to the plurality of each of the public keys, and broadcasting a message including the encryption values to each of the general nodes;
• and
• each of the general nodes obtaining the encryption value of each of the general nodes from the message, and obtaining a group key by using an inverse power calculation of the respective secret keys of each of the general nodes based on the encryption value of each of the general nodes,
• further comprising dividing a group sharing a group key generated using the method into a first group and a second group, wherein the dividing comprises:
• unicasting a list of public keys of general nodes included in the second group from among public keys of general nodes in the group before being divided, to a second master node of the second group, wherein the list is included in a first master node of the first group and the unicasting is performed by the first master node of the first group;
• broadcasting to the first group a first encryption value obtained by exponentially calculating a new secret key of the first master node to the public key of the general node of the first group, wherein the broadcasting is performed by the first master node;
• broadcasting to the second group a second encryption value obtained by exponentially-calculating a secret key of the second master node to the public key of the general node of the second group, wherein the broadcasting is performed by the second master node;
• and
• obtaining respective group keys by using an inverse power-calculation of the respective secret keys of the general nodes of the first and second groups based on the first and second encryption values, wherein the obtaining is performed by the general nodes of the first and second groups.